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Objective Olfactory Dysfunction Linked to Mortality in Seniors

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Link for adults aged ≥65 years persisted after further adjustment for cognitive assessment, depression

American College of Surgeons, Oct. 3-7

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The 105th Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held virtually this...
About 20 percent of high-risk patients undergoing noncardiac surgery will develop one or more major adverse cardiovascular events within one year

MACE Up for High-Risk Patients After Noncardiac Surgery

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Incidence of MACE 20.6 percent within 365 days in patients at increased CV risk
For all specialties

Modest Increase in Patient Visits Could Offset Costs of Scribes

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Model shows adding two new or three return patient visits per day profitable for all specialties
Bedside open tracheotomy seems safe for critically ill patients with COVID-19

Bedside Tracheotomy Feasible for Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

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No infection identified among surgeons following procedure; postoperative complications rarely seen

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sept. 13-Oct. 25

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The 124th American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting and OTO Experience The annual meeting of the American Academy of...
Adults with chronic subjective tinnitus who receive treatment with a device that combines sound and tongue stimulation may experience a significant reduction in tinnitus symptom severity

Bimodal Neuromodulation Device May Relieve Tinnitus Symptoms

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Therapeutic improvements continued for 12 months after treatment with bimodal stimulation
The lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation is 17.4 percent among physicians

Lifetime Prevalence of Suicide Ideation 17.4 Percent Among Doctors

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Lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts 1.8 percent, with one-year prevalence of 0.3 percent
A boil-water notice prompted by a boy's death from brain-eating amoeba has been lifted in Lake Jackson

Lake Jackson, Texas, Lifts Boil-Water Notice Triggered by Parasite

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Notice lifted after disinfectant levels in drinking water were documented to be above the state requirements
Hydroxychloroquine administered for eight weeks as preexposure prophylaxis has no clinical benefit in hospital-based health care workers exposed to patients with COVID-19

Hydroxychloroquine Not Beneficial for SARS-CoV-2 Preexposure Prophylaxis

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No clinical benefit seen versus placebo for hospital-based health care workers exposed to patients with COVID-19